The Village of Benton hereby elects to adopt and authorize the
use of citations to be issued for violations of ordinances, including
ordinances for which a statutory counterpart exists.
Citations authorized in §
29-1 above may be issued by law enforcement officers of the Village and by the following designated Village officials with respect to sections of the Code which are directly related to the official's area of responsibility. The officials granted authority to issue citations under this section may delegate the authority to other Village employees within the designated official's department with the approval of the Village Board:
Each citation shall contain the information required by state
law and may contain additional information.
The schedule of cash deposits for the various ordinances for
which a citation may be issued are established on the deposit schedule
approved by the Village Board, a copy of which is on file with the
Village Clerk-Treasurer.
Deposits shall be made in cash, money order, personal checks
or certified check to the Lafayette County Clerk of Circuit Court.
Receipt shall be given for all deposits received.
State laws which describe the procedures to be followed before,
during, and after a citation is written and state laws which villages
have the option of adopting with respect to procedures to be followed
before, during, and after a citation is written, including provisions
which relate to an alleged violator's options and procedure on
default, are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference.